Swimming, diving standouts depart lasting impression – Scranton Instances-Tribune

When Scranton Prep juniors Eva Kaszuba and Ella Schofield made the stroll to the rostrum to just accept their medals, it was the closing act on an unforgettable highschool swimming season for Lackawanna League athletes.

Those accomplishments had been the ultimate ones of many throughout the previous 4 months because the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships concluded Saturday evening at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium.

The massive image consists of Tunkhannock’s improbable end within the boys’ Class 2A group standings. The Tigers, a member of the Wyoming Valley Conference, scored 147 factors, simply behind powerhouse Cathedral Prep, which had 198. The Scranton Prep boys’ group completed nineteenth with 38 factors.

In the ladies’ Class 2A meet, Scranton Prep completed fourth with 114 factors, and Dallas was in a tie for seventh with Springfield Township and 97 factors.

All 4 applications deserve recognition for fulfillment on the highest stage of competitors.

It additionally marks the conclusion of some exceptional careers.

In December, Scranton Prep senior and College of the Holy Cross commit Lukas Iannone set a faculty report for the 200-yard freestyle and breaking a pool report on the University of Scranton’s Byron Complex for the 200 particular person medley. He spent the remainder of the season bettering these marks.

On Friday, Iannone smashed his faculty report set earlier within the day with a silver-medal-winning time of 1 minute, 53.07 seconds for the 200 IM. The subsequent evening, he added one other record-breaking swim within the 100 backstroke, profitable a fourth-place medal in 50.70 seconds.

Elk Lake senior Brynn Warriner performed a serious function in constructing this system right into a title winner and yearly contender for Lackawanna League honors. A District 2 champion within the 50 free and a state qualifier within the 100 free, she reached the comfort ultimate within the 100 free and set a faculty report of 53.63 to complete 14th within the 100 free.

In the Class 3A meet, West Scranton senior Roy Ayala left another lasting impression, shattering the varsity report within the 100 breaststroke in 56.97. Had Ayala, who completed 14th, competed in Class 2A, he would have gained a fourth-place medal.

There is not any argument that Ayala is the best swimmer in West Scranton program historical past.

He owns the varsity report in seven of the eight particular person occasions: 200 free (1:50.53), 200 IM (1:57.00), 50 free (22.98), 100 fly (53.88), 100 free (50.74), 100 again (59.70), and the 100 breaststroke (56.97). He additionally set pool information within the 200 IM (2:00.15) at Tunkhannock, the 100 breaststroke (58.76) at Scranton High School, and a 1:00.66 at West Scranton Intermediate pool.

Then, there are the exceptional seniors from Abington Heights. Both the boys’ and women’ groups gained the District 2 Class 3A championships.

Jason Casper, Derek Williams and Geoff Stanton teamed with sophomore Charlie Voytek to set faculty information within the 200 medley relay, the 200 free relay, and the 400 free relay this season. Williams set a faculty report within the 50 free (21.04), and Casper crushed the report within the 100 fly (51.16).

In addition to the success of the Comets’ soon-to-be graduates, Micah White set the 11-dive report of 543.15, and sophomore Hadley Pallman set marks within the 100 fly (58.36) and 100 again (1:01.25).

The future appears to be like brilliant, too, for Lackawanna League swimming.

Scranton Prep women had 4 state-medal performances. In addition to Kaszuba and Schofield ending fifth and eighth, Rebecca Oakes completed fifth within the 100 butterfly. All three juniors additionally teamed with senior Sophia Galko to win a silver medal within the 200 medley relay and a sixth-place medal within the 200 free relay.

The sport is flourishing within the Lackawanna League. That is a credit score to the athletes’ dedication and dedication.

This group raised the bar and deserves credit score for leaving their collective marks on the game.